This book is the first micro level research study on Maoist insurgency, political extremism and related development in the tiny Indian State of Kerala are highly useful for bureaucrats, politicians and students. Kerala is a breeding ground of the communist ideology, even during the pre-independence era. In this book, through an empirical study, explores the frontiers of political extremism and insurgency with particular reference to the genesis, growth, decline and the present phase of Maoist insurgency in Kerala.